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Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘All I Need for Christmas,’ Wherein a Twisted Sibling Rivalry Is Somehow Not the Focus

We need a prequel about Archer and Piper's extravagant and nightmarish childhood.

December 13, 2024

Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘Leah’s Perfect Gift’ Is Perfectly Pleasant

When will Hallmark families learn that there's no such thing as a perfect Christmas?!

December 13, 2024

‘Fisk’ on Netflix Is the Most Pleasant Comedy I Watched All Year

'Fisk' is an office comedy, a family comedy, and a general life comedy.

December 12, 2024

The First Issue Bin: ‘Batman: Dark Patterns’ #1

Make way for Wound Man, Gotham City's most upsetting new super criminal.

December 11, 2024

Hallmark Hit or Miss: ‘Sugarplummed’ Is a Transcendent Celebration of All Things Hallmark

Maggie Lawson plays an uptight lawyer who is shown the magic of Christmas via a chaotically cheerful movie character, played by Janel Parrish.

December 8, 2024

The First Issue Bin: ‘All-New Venom’ #1

There's an all-new Venom in town — but who is he?! That's the burning question at the center of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez's new 'Venom' series.

December 4, 2024

Max’s ‘Creature Commandos’ Ignites Explosive New Era for DC

James Gunn — and all of DC — has a lot riding on this cartoon series. Are he and this band of monsters up to the challenge?

December 3, 2024

‘Homoti’ Is the Gay Turkish E.T. Rip-Off We Got, Not the One We Deserved

What if E.T. landed in Turkiye, no one gave a shit, and he was also gay?

December 2, 2024

A Post-Mortem on McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac

Now that McDonald’s has ended its Chicken Big Mac promotion, we say a few words on behalf of this tower of sauce and poultry.

December 2, 2024